Sistiaga Andone, Garmendia Joana, Aliri Jone, Marti Itxaso, Labayru Garazi
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Psychology Faculty, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
Neuroscience Area, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2021 Dec 17;12:789124. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.789124. eCollection 2021.
Very preterm children (gestational age < 32 weeks) frequently show neurodevelopmental difficulties (Inattention/dysexecutiveness) throughout their life-stages. A scarcity of resources, along with this population's cognitive vulnerability, makes the neuropsychological evaluation of these children both complicated and time-consuming. This study aimed to develop a specific and valid Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition (WISC-V) short-form to estimate intellectual functioning in this population. Eighty-four very preterm children (39 female; mean age = 6.50; 0.06) were assessed with the WISC-V. Short-forms were developed following two independent strategies: a) multiple linear regressions for each index; b) correlational analyses between scores on all administered subtests and Full-Scale IQ. Validity of short-forms was analyzed. A short-form (Vocabulary, Matrix Reasoning, Picture Span, and Symbol Search) that satisfied 2/3 validation criteria was proposed. This validated short-form could facilitate the identification of cognitive difficulties in very preterm children, so that they could benefit from early care and support services, avoiding long assessment procedures.
极早产儿（胎龄<32周）在其整个生命阶段经常表现出神经发育困难（注意力不集中/执行功能障碍）。资源匮乏，再加上这一群体的认知脆弱性，使得对这些儿童进行神经心理学评估既复杂又耗时。本研究旨在开发一种特定且有效的韦氏儿童智力量表第五版（WISC-V）简版，以评估该群体的智力功能。对84名极早产儿（39名女性；平均年龄=6.50；标准差=0.06）进行了WISC-V评估。简版是通过两种独立策略开发的：a）对每个指数进行多元线性回归；b）对所有施测子测验的分数与全量表智商之间进行相关分析。分析了简版的有效性。提出了一个满足2/3验证标准的简版（词汇、矩阵推理、图片广度和符号搜索）。这个经过验证的简版可以促进对极早产儿认知困难的识别，使他们能够受益于早期护理和支持服务，避免冗长的评估程序。
